Bottle holder for vacuum jars or similar articles



- Apr1l28, 1925. A 1,535,354

G. E. SAVAGE ET AL BOTTLE HOLDER FOR VACUUM JARS 0R SIMILAR ARTICLES- *Filed July s1 1923 A TTORNE YS Patented Apr. 28, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE'.

GEORGE E. SAVAGE AND LOUIS `H. WILKINSON, F MIERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, AS i IEORATION 0F CONNECTICUT.

CONNECTICUT, A. COR- IBOTTLE HOLDER FOR VACUUMJARS OR SIMILAR ARTICLES.

Application ined muy 31,1923. semi No. 654,842. a

To all 'whom it Way concern:

Be it known that we, Gronau E. SAVAGE and LoUIsH.` WILKINSON, citizens or the United States, residing at Meriden, county ot New HaveinState oi. Connecticut, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Bottle Holders for Vacuum Jars or Similar Articles, of which the following is a full,"` clear, and exact description. i .Our inventionrelates to devices for holding milk bottles, nursing bottles or similar articles in a vacuum jar or similar container.

An object of the` invention is to provide a deviceof this character having provision 'for cooling thev interior ot said container when the device is placed therein, so that previous cooling of the contents of the bottle or other article held thereby is unnecessary.

Another object of the invention is to provide a practical and efficient device of the character above indicated,l which may be easily placed in andremovedfrom a vacuum jar `or similar container; in which thel article may be easily placed and removed; and in which the article is securely held vand the interior ot the container is protected from injury due to shock or ar when the device is within the container.

The following is a description of our invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which,"

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view, partly in elevation, of a vacuum jar and a device therein embodying the features of the invention in their preferred form, the device being shown 4as holding a cream or milk bottle moved from the vacuum jar; and

Fig. `3 is a longitudinal sectional view, partly in elevation, of said device removed trom the vacuum j ar vand showing a portion of a milk bottle placed therein.

The vacuum jar illustrated in the drawings is ot a common construction having a cylindrical outer casing 2 of sheet metal, a cover 4i screw-threaded on the upper end of the casing, a double wall glass lining 6 tor the casing, the lining walls having a vacuum space between them, and a cork stopper 7 for the opening at the top of the lining.

As shown, the bottle holdercomprises a receptacle 8 `for cracked ice, and a rack 10- secured tothe top of the receptacle for receiving the milk bottle 12 or similar article.l The ice receptacle 8 is made 'of sheet metal and is provided with a cylindrical wall portion 14. and a bottom wall 16 both of which are provided with pertorations 18, the ytop 'ot the receptacle being open so as to enable ice to be placed therein.

The lower end por tion of the receptacle is reduced in diameter and flares outwardly, and an rannular cushing material is fitted over said reduced por- Vtion of the receptacle, the lower edge of the cushioning member projecting beyond' the bottom of the receptacle.

The bottle holding rack comprises four stays 24: of spring metal that are vertically `arranged `and have their lower ends secured ioning member 2O ot rubber or other yieldl of the strips crossing each other andbeing secured together by a rivet 27. These horizontal portions 25 form thebottom of the rack 10 upon which thebottom of the bottle rests. The stays 24 are connected midway of their ends by an annular brace 28 which surrounds the stays and isf secured thereto by -rivets 30. The portion of each stay 24 projecting above the annular brace 28 is provided with a cushioning member 32 of rubber or other yielding material in the form of i a sleeve which is slipped over the upper end Fig. 2 is a planview of said device redistance above the top of the bottle to enable it to be conveniently grasped, when'tlius ein tended to enable it to be swung across the top `of the rack `so that the bottle may be" Cir easily removed and replaced in the rack, and when not in use, to be pushed down so as to bring its horizont-al top portion close to the top of the bottle. As shown the connectio-n between the ends of the arms of the bail and the b 'ace 28 comprises outwardly projecting diametrically opposed straps 3G slitted in the brace and extruded, between which and the body of the brace the lower end portions or' the arms or' the bail loosely extend, said portion of each arm being reduced so as to provide upper and lower stop shoulders 38 and 40 for limiting the extent of the up and down movements, respectively, of the bail.

The bottle holder is of suitable size that when inserted in the vacuum jar it substantially fills the space between the bottom of the jar and the cork-stopper 7, the bottom cushioning member 20 engaging the bottom of the glass lining of the jar and the cushioning sleeves 32 enga-ging the cylindrical wall of the glass lining, so as toy effectively hold the metal parts of the holder away from the glass lining. The resiliency of the upper portions of the stays 24 of the rack permit the cushioning sleeves 32 to tightly lit the glass lining of the jar.

As will be evident to those skilled in the art, my invention permits or' various modi- .tications without departing from the spirit thereof or the scope of the appended claims.

That I claim is:

l. A device for holding a bottle or similar article in a vacuum jar or similar container having, in combination, a receptacle provided with a bottom wall for containing and carrying ice for cooling the interior of said container, and a rack for receiving the article, the ice receptacle and rack being secured together so as to be removable as a unit from the container.

2. A device for holding a bottle or similar article in a vacuum jar or similar container having, in combination, a receptacle provided with a bottom wall for containing and ca rying ice, and a rack :for receiving said article projecting from the top of said receptacle said rack and receptacle being adapted to be removed from said container.

3. A device for holding a bottle or similar article in a vacuum jar or similar container having, in combination, a receptacle for ice having a base of yielding material adapted to rest upon the bottom of said container, and a rack for receiving said article projecting :trom the top or' said receptacle and having its upper portion provided with members of yielding material spaced there-about for engagement with the wall of said container.

A device for holding a bottle or simi# lar article in a vacuum jar or similar container having, in combination, a receptacle for containing and carrying ice, a rack for receiving said article projecting from the messes top of said receptacle, and a U-shaped bail for carrying the device having its ends joined to said rack through a lost motion connection so as to enable it to be extended and retracted by a longitudinal movement.

5. A device for holding a bottle or similar article in a vacuum jar or similar container having, in combination, a receptacle for containing and carrying ice, al rack projecting from the top of said receptacle for receiving said article, and a U-shaped bail having its ends joined to opposite sides of said rack in such a manner as to enable it to be extended and retracted by a longitudinal movement andrto enable its upper end to be swung a distance across the top of said rack.

6. A device for holding a bottle or similar article in a vacuum jar or similar con` tainer having, in combination, a receptacle for ice having its upper end open, and a rack for receiving said article, projecting from the top of said receptacle comprising a plurality of vertical stays having their lower ends secured to the rim of said container.

7. A device 'for holding a bottle or similar article in a vacuum jar or similar container having, in combination, a receptacle for ice, and a rack projecting from the top of said receptacle for receiving said article comprising stays vertically arranged and spaced apart having their lower ends secured to said container, and members of yielding material mounted on the upper portion of said stays for engaging the wall of said container.

8. A device for holding a bottle or similar article in a vacuum jar or similar recepu tacle having, in combination, a container for ice having its top end open and its wall provided with periiorations, a cushioning niember secured on the bottom of said receptacle for engagement with the bottom wall of said container, a rack for receiving said article comprising a plurality of stays or resilient material vertically arranged and spaced apart having their lower ends secured to the rim of said receptacle, an annular brace con` necting said stays and located between their ends, cushioning members mounted on the upper portion of said stays :tor engagement with the wall of said container, and a U- shaped bail having its ends connected with said annular brace.

9. A device for holding a bottle or similar article in a vacuum jar or similar container having, in combination, a receptacle for containing and carrying ice having its upper end open, and having a bottom wall and a rack for receiving said article projecting from the upper end ot' said container and constructed so as to permit ice to be passed therethrough and into said receptacle, said rack and said receptacle being adapted to be removed from said container.

l C il 10. A device for holding a `bottle or smilar article in a vacuum jar o1' similar eontainer having, in combination, a receptacle for containing and carrying ice havngts upper end open and having a. bottoni Wall, and a rack for receiving said article projecting from the upper end of said container and constructed so as to permit ee to be passed therethrough and into eeio'l receptaole, said mok and said receptacle being 10 adapted te be iemoveol from Saud container, and said rack being of skeleton form and the Wall of said receptacle being provided With openings near its lower end.

GEORGE E. SAVAGE.

LOUIS H. ILKINSON. 

